BBC Books have announced the release of the very first collection of Time Lord verse, 'Doctor Who: Now We Are Six Hundred'.

Written by author James Goss, the book features illustrations by former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies – his first role as an illustrator, using the comic artist skills he developed in his youth.

'Doctor Who: Now We Are Six Hundred', will be published on 14th September 2017, just two weeks before this year’s National Poetry Day on 28th September.

A gentle and humorous riff on the classic 'Now We Are Six', this is a collection of charming, funny and whimsical poems that celebrate the joys, sorrows and wonders of Time Lord life.

Russell T Davies says: “I’ve been drawing for Doctor Who long before I was writing it, so it was like time-travel for me, voyaging back to that young scribbler who used to cover his school desk with Daleks!”

​Check out the wonderful cover art from Russell T Davies below.

James Goss, who has also novelised the classic stories 'City of Death' and 'The Pirate Planet', amongst many Doctor Who projects, including the forthcoming 'The Krikkitmen', adds: ​“The poems have been a delight to work on. Who could resist retelling the fiendish Daleks’ Masterplan in verse, or finding bizarre and ludicrous rhymes for monster names?”